anyone use lumiquest promax

[azpix]

anyone use this Lumiquest promax?

http://www.lumiquest.com/lq931.htm

how does is mount on the flash? is those velcor patches?

also does wrap around the short side of the flash for portrait shots?

Thanks for any info you can provide on this!!

[AginKajun]

It mounts on the flash head with velcro strips. If you are wanting to using it for portraits you will have to use a flash bracket or camera flip bracket to orient the flash position over the lens.

[SkipD]

It mounts on the flash head with velcro strips. If you are wanting to using it for portraits you will have to use a flash bracket or camera flip bracket to orient the flash position over the lens.As long as you have the Off Shoe Cord, you can also hand-hold the flash over the lens. It would be helpful to use a tripod to support the camera.

[SoaringUSAEagle]

This is what I use from time to time when needed. I also have a custom bracket to get that flash above the camera. I really enjoy it.

[Titus213]

It doesn't wrap around the short side of the flash head. It comes with stick on velcro patches but you can also get a velcro strap to wrap around the flash head instead of the patches. That's what I use....works great.

A camera flip bracket would definitely make portrait work with it a lot easier for you.

[azpix]

great,

can anyone recommend the best bang for your buck bracket?

[SkipD]

great,

can anyone recommend the best bang for your buck bracket?

For a DSLR without a "grip" attached, the Stroboframe CameraFlip works quite nicely. I modified one so that it does work fine with my 20D+grip.

[azpix]

Doh! i forgot to mention i have a grip. thanks though!

[Wilt]

Doh! i forgot to mention i have a grip. thanks though!

Newton. Can handle grips or no grip, same bracket. Light weight, compact, yet very rigid. Pro quality. But also requires a 'pro investment'...it is not the $100 hobbyist special!

[DavidW]

Newton. Can handle grips or no grip, same bracket. Light weight, compact, yet very rigid. Pro quality. But also requires a 'pro investment'...it is not the $100 hobbyist special!
The flash rotators are grip agnostic, but you need a different version of the camera rotator depending on whether you have a grip (or a 1 series) or not.

I have a Promax System as well, by the way.



David

[azpix]

Newton. Can handle grips or no grip, same bracket. Light weight, compact, yet very rigid. Pro quality. But also requires a 'pro investment'...it is not the $100 hobbyist special!

so is having a well built bracket for a body with a grip for $100 not realistic?

[SkipD]

so is having a well built bracket for a body with a grip for $100 not realistic?As I said before, I think, I modified a Stroboframe CameraFlip and it works quite well for the amount I have invested. I put $10 or so into the materials I used plus a couple hours work. There's a post somewhere on this forum describing and showing my mod. My internet connection at a hotel this morning sucks wind or I'd do a search and post a link for you. Search on CameraFlip and mod plus my logon name and you should find it pretty easily.

[Wilt]

so is having a well built bracket for a body with a grip for $100 not realistic?


Not disputing Skips opinions about a modified Stroboframe Camerflip. His mod is viewable here http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2924305&postcount=1 and they seem to meet the need nicely. But you do need access to some tools to make it suitable.

But generally speaking, the higher priced alternatives can do a finer job off the shelf without custom alterations, using only the inherent adjustments, and are typically more flexible in varying camera configurations in stock form, and are better suited to the needs of professional photographers. For example, I used my Newton flash rotator with my Bronica ETRSi with Speed Grip for wedding work, then I added a big motorized film drive and it still worked in that form. Then I bought my Canon 20D and it still worked in that form, too! With only the supplied Allen wrench to adjust the Newton suitably. I didn't need to become a machinist to make any custom part!
In my endorsement of the Newton, virtually every pro who has bought the Newton as the result of my endorsement, has become a supporter of it. I have only once hear of anyone not liking the Newton, and he wasn't a pro!